Advocates of conservation and renewable sources such as solar and biomass are split over what sponsors are calling “modest” energy legislation in the belief that even a small start would cause those efforts to snowball.

A bill (HB 7117) that cleared the House Finance and Tax Committee on Wednesday and a similar measure (SB 2094) that’s moving through the Senate wouldn’t set specific goals such as the 20 percent level for renewables by 2020 once envisioned by former Gov. Charlie Crist.

Instead, the

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February 17, 2012 at 2:29 am by dharkanjhel
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